The Hill Articles: July 27, 2011

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King vows to go ahead with Muslim ‘radicalization’ hearings OVERNIGHT MONEY: Take five Dem leaders unite in call for clean debt-ceiling vote Focusing on drug courts is counterproductive Entire Senate Dem caucus vows to oppose Boehner debt plan Boxer: Cantor marched out of debt negotiations with a ‘teddy bear’ and ‘Republican blanket’ House continues Interior amendment work, kills five from ranking Democrat OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Strategic oil reserve, Interior nominee in focus Elizabeth Smart defends role as an ABC contributor Obama, Boehner and ‘Rashomon’ CBO: Revised Boehner bill cuts deficits by $917B over 10 years Business groups line up behind Boehner’s debt-limit plan Washington vs. America Reckless roulette Weyants World: July 28, 2011 Issa likes his dogs spicy Dem senator: Congress should ‘get fired’ if debt ceiling is not raised in time OVERNIGHT TECH: Group of state AGs support AT&T deal Universities launch high-speed network project Videos: Debt-ceiling blame game Leary: Dunk Cantor to pay off the debt Powerful GOP group backs Boehner plan Senate confirms Mueller as FBI director for additional two-year term Fiscal obstacles should not deter museum funding White House ‘Rickrolls’ Twitter user DAY’S END ROUNDUP Dems enlist FAA workers to push for agency funding bill Dow drops nearly 200 points Louisiana approves AT&T/T-Mobile merger Pentagon: Boeing’s latest tanker cost projection around ‘6 percent’ over $4.9B OVERNIGHT HEALTH: States feel time-crunch on exchanges Kerry plan weaves climate into development programs White House, Senate Dems say no agreement yet on moving trade deals GOP senator: It looks like Boehner will have the votes to pass debt plan Congress, please add sugar to your tea party Fox limits new shows on Hulu to pay-TV subscribers Fed: Economy growing, but has lost momentum Clinton: House Foreign Relations bill deserves President Obama’s veto House Dems back recommendations on contraception Defense Department won’t decide which contractors get paid if US defaults As debt limit approaches, we must honor American values of fairness, hard work First Dem TV ad in Nevada special election hits GOP candidate on taxes Brown sits out Massachusetts delegation’s ‘It Gets Better’ video Treasury: Aug. 2 is still the debt-limit deadline Carney: Obama’s policies saved $1T Rep. Jordan apologizes for RSC staff emails criticizing Boehner debt plan Former Bush ambassador urges GOP to back Boehner plan Rep. Guinta predicts Boehner bill will become law A vision for economic renewal – an American jobs agenda Obama to announce new fuel standards Affleck has movie recommendation for GOP Lack of state exchange laws squeezes planning effort, officials say Senate GOP seeks cost-benefit analysis of net neutrality Credit rater: US will avoid default, but needs to address debt House accepts GOP amendments to Interior bill, rejects Dem proposals House GOP support builds for Speaker Boehner’s debt bill Freedom to marry’s changed political equation Rep. Broun: Lower country club membership an effect of a bad economy House restores Endangered Species Act listings; GOP splits in vote Next round of exchanges rules may tackle enrollment ‪Conservative: Boehner’s speakership not in danger‬ Manufacturing group: Raise the debt ceiling, stat Jobs and the American dream movement Dem leaders: GOP using ‘vitriol’ in debt debate by showing Affleck clip Dems, gleeful over CBO scores, call on Boehner to abandon his plan Lieberman praises spectrum plan in Reid’s debt-ceiling bill Inflatable rats and regulatory tsunamis: Just another day at the NLRB Corker: Neither proposal likely strong enough to avert credit downgrade Mortgage applications drop last week as market continues to struggle House Dems roll out tax-haven bill Dodd-Frank’s silver lining: Director education Boehner to GOP: ‘Get your ass in line’ DeGette pushes stem cell bill despite court victory Hillary Clinton: used to name-calling Numbers, numbers – what do they really mean? Crying wolf over fuel efficiency standards Hatch presses regulators on Treasury’s debt limit deadline McCain rips lawmakers demanding amendment to balance the budget NLRB: Judge’s ruling supports withholding Boeing case documents On House energy panel, a rare moment of bipartisanship House Democrats urge Obama to invoke the 14th Amendment in debt fight Pence calls on House to ‘keep an open mind’ on Boehner plan Dem lawmaker: ‘Nobody I know’ has seen Reid plan Hastings vows oil revenues action after August break GOP whip says new Boehner debt bill to include deeper cuts CBO: Returning veterans’ health to cost $50 billion over 10 years Club for Growth will back Rep. Joe Walsh in reelection Fitch downplays credit downgrade fallout Key House Republican: TAA needs to be separate to pass House Rep. Frank: GOP opposed Elizabeth Warren because of ‘gender bias’ Senate confirms next ambassador to China Coalition formed to push for legalization of online poker Tea Party leader: Boehner must go Sign notes sizzling Washington temps Huntsman hopes the ‘dog days’ are over by fall Reid: Boehner’s plan ‘unbelievable’ The SAFE Data Act does not ensure data security Congressman invites himself onto Grammy panel Browner, Barrasso spar over green influence in 2012 News bites: Downgrade indigestion CBO: Reid plan would cut deficit by $2.2T, raise ceiling by $2.7T “Keep our communities safe act” takes the wrong approach Mica: Dems to blame for FAA shutdown News bites: End of the line The will of the people News bites: Pent-up demand for new iPhone Perry takes the lead at Intrade Spectrum: An idea we can agree on Wednesday: Seven days left News bites: Auto mileage deal nears, debt stalemate hits oil prices, Chu takes reins of ‘fracking’ plans, and more South Carolina finishes redistricting map Poll: Romney’s lead threatened if Perry, Palin, Giuliani jump in News bites: Survey tracks same-sex health benefits Pawlenty backer disagrees with criticism of Bachmann Nader looks for Obama 2012 challengers Obama wants sympathy (and your vote) Jeb Bush not conservatives’ cup of tea MORNING READ Pence lobbies leaders for a ‘clean’ balanced-budget amendment 50 Most Beautiful People for 2011 Wednesday House vote on Endangered Species Act likely to split GOP Wasserman Schultz: Busy servers show ‘democracy in action’ GOP delays vote on Boehner bill Vote on House GOP budget bill pushed to Thursday Democrats’ game plan: Split GOP leaders Huckabee defends Fair Tax proposal to skeptical Ways and Means members Boehner risks losing leverage in House vote on deficit-reduction plan Lobbying World